Personal information | |
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Born | [1] | 28 October 1997
Sport | |
Sport | Para swimming |
Disability | Radial dysplasia |
Disability class | S7, SB7, SM7 |
Medal record |
Christian Sadie (born 28 October 1997) is a South African para swimmer. He represented South Africa at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Sadie competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal in the 50 metre freestyle S7 event. [2] In June 2022, he competed at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships, and won a silver medal in the 100 metre breaststroke SB7 event. He then competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and served as the flag bearer for South Africa during the opening ceremony. During the Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the 50 metre freestyle S7 event. [3]
He represented South Africa at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and set three African records. [4] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships and won a silver medal in the 200 metre individual medley SM7 event. [5]
Sadie was born with radial dysplasia. [6]